Thursday, March 19, 2020

What I learned from your post # 6-10

Hi, everyone

Time flies! We are in Week 11 now. Enjoy your spring break!

Given the situation with Coronavirus, all of your classes are now moving online. I hope you have become more comfortable taking online courses after going through 10 weeks in this class. If you have technical issues with this class and other classes, please let me know. I am glad to help.

As I mentioned on Twitter, you could check a series of blog posts written by my advisor about how to teach online during COVID-19. I got inspired by her posts. You might get inspired, too! Here is the link: https://vanessadennen.com/teaching-online-during-covid-19/

It's time to summarize what I have learned from your blog posts #6-10. I am so glad to hear that most of you enjoy blogging in our class. I would like you to know that your blog provides an effective way for me as your online teacher to check your understanding of course topics and learn more about you. Besides, I have enjoyed reading your thought-provoking posts and comments on your posts. I liked or commented on some of your posts. To be honest, I have learned a lot from you guys. I always believe in learning by teaching.

As I did in my last post, I am about to mention you and your blog posts in different weeks. I hope you would read my post first, and then check the blog posts I am about to mention later. You are also encouraged to go back to read your own posts and peers' comments on your posts.

Something about Post # 6

Thanks for sharing your school website or class page in your post # 6, I learned that different kinds of information were shared publically on different school websites or class pages. You did a great job in discussing the Digital Divide and reflecting on your experience with Twitter!
I am glad to hear that most of you find Twitter has been beneficial. Let's continue to use Twitter to build your personal learning network and communicate with your peers, future students, and parents. For some of you, I am sorry to hear that you did not find Twitter beneficial. I hope you will contact me. We can work together to address your concern with Twitter and other social media tools for building your personal learning network.

I am sharing some interesting class pages shared by your classmate. Check them out if you are interested.
Something about Post # 7

You well explained why or why not you would like to maintain a course website as a future teacher or a speech-language pathologist. Every coin has two sides.

I am impressed by how you guys envision yourself using technology to accomplish your professional responsibilities more efficiently and effectively. I am sharing some tools you plan to use as follows:
  • Noelle expected to use smart boards and blog
  • Malyce expected to use Facebook, Twitter, and webinars in a formal and involved setting
  • Erika expected to use Blogger to keep her colleagues, friends, and family up-to-date on research she is partaking in.
  • Liz expected to attend college classes, use Blog, and Twitter to accomplish her professional responsibilities
  • Alina expected to attend webinars and use blogs to continue her professional development
  • Hannah, Hayley, and Brittany would use a teacher website to accomplish their professional responsibilities
  • Hayley also expected to use Twitter to communicate and collaborate with others
  • Jacob expected to use RescueTime and Twitter to accomplish her professional responsibilities. 
  • Olivia expected Kahoot, some educational videos, and probably have some interactive games for the kids to keep them motivated
  • Kemory expected to use blogs, webinars, and twitter to help with her professional development as a teacher in the future
Note:
  • I encourage you to explore the above-mentioned tools. Here are two questions for you to think about: have you used some or all of the above tools? How do you think these tools will help you accomplish your professional responsibilities more efficiently and effectively? 
Something about Post # 8

You did a great job in sharing a lesson plan and evaluating it using the Dynamic Instructional Design model! I am impressed by how you might use PowerPoint to support student learning at each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. When you work as a teacher in the future, you will often run into Bloom’s Taxonomy. As instructional designers and teachers, we often establish learning objectives in alignment with each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Your reflections on the WebQuest assignment are thoughtful. I am glad to hear that you guys enjoyed working on it. I am impressed by your creativity.

I am sharing lesson plans evaluated by you guys. If you have not checked those lesson plans, feel free to check them.
On CPALMS mentioned in Module 5, a lesson plan by Morgan, a lesson plan by Jacob, a lesson plan by Kemory
On the Scholastic website, a lesson plan by Edda, a lesson plan by Erika, a lesson plan by Liz, a lesson plan by Olivia Maihan, a lesson plan by Hayley
On Teachers.org, a lesson plan by Noelle, a lesson plan by Alina, a lesson plan by Olivia Wilkening
On OER Commons, a lesson plan by Hannah. Please note: since the lesson plan is an open educational resource (OER), any teacher can download, revise it, use it in their class, and then redistribute online without worrying about the copyright issue.
On Education.com, a lesson plan by Brittany
A lesson plan by Evelyn, a lesson plan by Alexis
Mallory evaluated a lesson plan in a Google Doc:

Note: 
One question for you: How will you apply the Dynamic Instructional Design model to guide your lesson plans for your future class?
Something about Post # 9

You did a great job in discussing assistive and adaptive technologies! Some of you had seen the application of assistive and adaptive technologies in classrooms.
Noelle provided two great examples: assistive listening technology for Deaf or hard of hearing and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices for individuals that are non-verbal. Evelyn provided two examples of adaptive technologies like screen readers and a microphone for students with a hearing problem.
Hannah has experience with IStation at the school that she works at. IStation provided students with an adaptive curriculum.
Jacob shared two assistive technologies: spell checker and a voice recognition program.
Olivia shared Braille for the blind and attached a pic in her blog.
Brittany defined assistive and adaptive technologies in her words and shared several examples including wheelchairs and Braille books.

The challenges you talked about included: time to set up assistive and adaptive technologies, the usability and cost of these technologies, and how to properly integrate these technologies.

Note:

one question for you: what do you think of the learning curve when it comes to using assistive and adaptive technologies?

You well explained why the key universal design principles were important. As Malyce stated, by following universal design principles, no matter their experiences, knowledge, or abilities, the lessons are effective in helping them to learn and the activities are achievable for them.

Thanks for sharing great academic software you would like to implement in your future class! Your classmates shared a list of interesting software tools, including, but not limited to:
Note: 

I encourage you to check those tools. You might need to use them in your future class.  
Something about Post # 10

You did a great job in discussing the role that technology plays in teacher professional development! Most of you agreed that we should stay informed of technology trends since our future students will grow with new technologies.

I am glad to hear that you learned a lot like new skills in using action buttons and transitions from the two PowerPoint assignment. That's what I expected for you. I agree with you that it can be time-consuming to make good and creative slides.

But believe me, you will have to make presentation slides for different purposes given different situations in the future. In the past weeks, I have worked on my presentation slides for my dissertation defense. I have revised it so many times and used the feature "Rehearse Timings" to record how many minutes it takes me to present each slide. In the future, to prepare for an important presentation with limited presentation time, you could use this feature to prepare for the important presentation.

I am sharing those websites some of you would use to stay updated with technology trends:
Note

 I only summarized post # 10 submitted by some of you by March 19. Given the situation with COVID-19, I extended the deadline for #10 to March 22. It's absolutely OK that you submitted your post # 10 by March 22. But I am sorry that I could not include your post in this post.

This is the end! Thanks for reading it through!

Good luck with your blog post # 11. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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Monday, March 9, 2020

What I learned from your post #1-5

Hi, everyone

Time flies! I cannot believe we are in Week 10 now.

It's time to summarize what I have learned from your blog posts #1-5. This post is long but worth reading. :)

I have enjoyed reading your thought-provoking posts and thoughtful comments to your peers' posts. You have done a great job in responding to blog prompts and commented on two peers' posts each week. I liked or commented on some of your posts.

I would mention you and your blog posts in different weeks. I hope you would read my post first and then check the blog posts I mentioned later and get inspired. If you have already read some blog posts and commented on those posts I mentioned here, you could choose to read other classmates' posts and get inspired.

Something about Post # 1
From your post # 1, I learned most of you had been around technology for a long time as you have lived in the twenty-first century. Your expectations for this course and varied learning styles helped me know better about you.
  • I learned Hayley has used technology for almost everything. She has prior learning experience with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and even a little bit of Excel. 
  • I learned Alexis was most familiar with her cellphone, then social media tools like Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok. 
A question for you, what technologies do you often need in your daily study and work?

  • Now we are in Week 10, I encourage you to go back to read your own post # 1 and check how much you have learned from this course and how your learning styles have influenced your online learning. If you like, you can also read your peer's post # 1 and learn about their prior experience with technologies.

Something about Post # 2
In post # 2, regarding factors influencing teachers and students to use technology in the classroom, most of you listed factors: 1) school technology policy, 2) online resources and learning tools available, 3) the importance and value of technology in our study and life, and 4) county standards and administration.
Regarding ISTE Standards for Educators, you had varied perceptions of those standards. Most of you considered the standard “Leader”, "Learner", "Facilitator", or "Analyst" most meaningful. Most of you considered the standard "Citizen", "Designer" or "Analyst" or "Leader" was outside of your current skill set.

I learned most of you had grown up with all types of technology, and agreed with the label “digital native” for today's youth. Some of you made a good point that even our generations as"digital natives" will become “digital immigrants” from the perspectives of younger generations. I could not agree more. Nowadays, kids are so comfortable with all kinds of technologies while technologies advance fast. As Hannah stated, "in the future, older generations will continue to look to younger generations for assistance as technology continues to advance".

  • Alina stated that the standard "Leader" resonated with her while the standard "Citizen" was out of her skill set. She argued that our generations as"digital natives" would become “digital immigrants”.
  • Erika made a good point by stating "if we do not move forward with our innovations we could be playing a constant game of "catch-up" in our future." She considered the "Learner" standard most meaningful because of its importance in maintaining relevance and accepting change.
  • Jacob mentioned that he had many educators that were light-years behind even his small knowledge of technology. 
A question for you, do you still consider the same standard outside of your current skill set as you did back in Week 2?
  • I encourage you to go back to read your own post # 2 and whether you have changed your perceptions of those ISTE standards. 
Something about Post # 3
In post # 3, I learned that most of you became familiar with MS Word until you came to college. And I am impressed by your experience and skills in applying MS Word.

Regarding copyright and fair use, most of you suggested that Turnitin should be used to check for plagiarism. Some of you like Evelyn talked about we should cite all kinds of sources appropriately. One way to avoid the violation of copyright laws is to find a healthy balance in referencing and using old material for support while constructing original ideas and work, as suggested by Erika. 

Most of you talked about how to address technology implementation issues (like lack of funding, cyberbullying, academic dishonesty, decreased productivity) and proposed good solutions.
To address the lack of funding, some of you mentioned you would make the best of what you would be offered.
To address cyberbullying, some of you suggested we should get all parties involved including parents, school leaders, students, etc.
To address academic dishonesty, some of you mentioned teacher could use Turnitin for assignment submission. Jacob suggested teachers should set boundaries as well as reach out their hands at the beginning.

To address decreased productivity,  some of you argued that middle school teachers could lock a student's device if they get off track while high school teachers could rely on students themselves.
I agree with Evelyn it's better for kids to learn that putting in minimal effort doesn't work in high school rather in the adult world.

  • Mallory summarized different ways that she and her teachers have used MS word. She talked about how to address the two important technology implementation issues: lack of funding and academic dishonesty.
  • Olivia Maihan talked about how she and her teachers had used MS Word and Pages on a Mac computer throughout middle school and into FSU. She talked about how to address the two issues: cyberbullying and academic dishonesty. She proposed that we should inform kids of how to prevent cyberbullying and getting their parents involved at the beginning. 
  • Kemory proposed three good solutions to the issue of cyberbullying: encouraging students to tell their teachers, saving evidence to take it to a person in a higher position, and communicating with all parties.
  • Jacob talked about how to address academic dishonesty and cyber-bullying. To address cyber-bullying, he proposed we should change the mindset of students and let students know it is okay for there to be imperfections in the classroom.
 A question for you, what do you think of solutions respectively proposed by Olivia's, Kemory's, and Jacob's to the issue of cyberbullying? 

  • If you have time, you could go back to read your own post # 3 and think about how to address other implementation issues in your future class. 
Something about Post # 4
From your post # 4, I learned you had varied prior online learning experiences and had varied perceptions toward online learning. You made good points about the benefits and disadvantages of online learning. Classroom learning enables us to see the teacher and speak to classmates in person, ask questions and get answers immediately. The flexibility of online learning enables us to study at home anytime and anywhere.

I am impressed by your prior online experience using different platforms: iPad, Haiku, Google Classroom, Blackboard, YouTube, Khan Academy, Canvas and Moodle, Duolingo, LinkedIn Learning, Schoology shared by Alexis. If you have not heard of any of these systems, you are encouraged to check them. You might have to use those systems in the future.

Most of you shared great resources related to Open Educational Resources (OERs). The term "open" was one of the hot topics in K-12 and higher education now. I recommend you should check your classmates' post # 4, and explore those resources.
 Some of them are listed below. 
  • Malyce talked about her prior online experience on various platforms including YouTube, Khan Academy, Canvas and Moodle, Duolingo, LinkedIn Learning. She summarized two advantages of online learning: flexibility and convenience. 
  • Morgan talked about E-Learning Days during snow days for the yearly academic calendar. She mentioned one disadvantage of online E-Learning Days: impossible to ask questions in person and introduce a new and complex topic. 
  • Evelyn talked about her online experience on an LMS called Haiku which is similar to Canvas. 
A selected list of resources related to OERs
Something about Post # 5
In post # 5, you did a great job in discussing the ELA standards for different grades, tools on CPALMS, and Web 2.0 tools! 
Some of you talked about the ELA standards for kindergarten grade. As Britanny said, the standards only suggested collaborative SmartBoard activities, online storybook creators, and programs like Paint.
Some of you talked about the ELA standards for 11-12th grades, which states that students are expected to be capable of searching for specific information on the internet and determine if a specific source could be considered credible. Regarding the standards, Evelyn talked about how to help students communicate their research effectively to their readers.

Some of you talked about the ELA standards for 4th grades, which states that students should demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting. Hannah talked about the standard is practiced in her classroom on a weekly basis. Her students are using Keyboard without tearing to learn to type while having fun.

Most of you emphasized the tool provided by CPALMS: curriculum planner. Teachers can go to the website and find numerous lesson plans and learning materials for different subject areas that fulfill Florida state educational standards.

This is the end! Thanks for reading it through!

Good luck with your blog post # 10. Please let me know if you have any questions. 
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Look forward to reading your post # 9!

Hi, Everyone 
I enjoyed reading your post #8 and comments on your post. You guys did a great job in sharing a lesson plan, evaluating it using the Dynamic Instructional Design model! I am impressed by how you might use PowerPoint to support student learning at each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. When you work as a teacher in the future, you will often run into the theory of Bloom’s Taxonomy. As instructional designers and teachers, we often establish learning objectives in alignment with each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. 
Your reflections on the WebQuest assignment are thoughtful. I am glad to hear that you guys enjoyed working on it. From my perspective, I like your web design and creativity. 
I am sharing lesson plans evaluated by you guys. If you have not checked those lesson plans, feel free to check them. 
Your ninth post should contain:
  • A paragraph on assistive and adaptive technologies and how they are used to support learners. Reference examples in the reading and podcast. Have you or anyone you have known used such technologies? What challenges do you perceive using adaptive technologies in your classroom?
  • A paragraph on the key principles of Universal Design--Why do you think the key principles are important to addresses the larger issues of usability? You can address this question by providing examples or talking about your experience.
    • Allow for flexibility
    • Be simple and intuitive
    • Minimize errors
    • Include redundant modalities
    • Avoid side effect
  • A paragraph about academic software for students.  Identify two software tools you would like to implement in your future classroom.  Describe the software tools and why you would like to use them with your future students.  
  • A paragraph about your experience with blogging.  What do you like/not like about blogging?  What have you learned, so far, during the blogging process? 
  • Add a simple paragraph indicating who you commented to at the ending of your post or add it as a comment to your own post. 
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What I learned from your post # 6-10